Former President Trump voted in Florida on Election Day despite being convicted of 34 felonies in New York.
Florida has some of the nation's strictest laws against felons voting, but Trump's hush money conviction did not disqualify him from voting.
If a Florida resident is convicted of a felony in another state, he or she will be disqualified from voting only if that conviction disqualifies him or her from voting in the state in which he or she was convicted.
For Trump, New York State law passed in 2021 It only restricts incarcerated felons from voting. Their right to vote will be restored upon release from incarceration, even if they are still on parole or are receiving some form of post-release supervision.
President Trump has not yet been sentenced in New York, where Judge Juan Marchan postponed sentencing until after the election in September. President Trump cannot appeal his conviction until a sentencing decision is made.
In the Sunshine State, only those convicted of murder or sexual abuse permanently lose their rights. right to vote.
But people convicted of other crimes can return to the polls without seeking clemency only after paying outstanding fines and completing their sentences of prison, probation, or parole.
Trump has the distinction of being the first former president to be convicted of a felony, and if he wins on Tuesday he would be the first convicted felon to serve in the Oval Office.
